Modern Jazz Voicings: Arranging For Small And M... May 2026

The book is heavily used in Berklee's "Chord Scales" course and is built for active study.

The book moves beyond simple triads to explore "non-tertial" sounds—voicings not built on stacked thirds. Modern Jazz Voicings: Arranging for Small and M...

: Building chords in fourths to create an open, modern sound. The book is heavily used in Berklee's "Chord

: Using seconds to create dense, "crunchy" harmonic textures. Modern Jazz Voicings: Arranging for Small and M...

: An online audio component (originally a CD) includes recorded examples of the techniques being performed.

: Understanding which scales correspond to specific chords to derive "allowable" tensions.

: Stacking a triad from one key over a different root or chord to add complex tension.